statues

Museum curator tweets advice on how to destroy bronze statues with chemicals after BLM protests

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An Oxford-educated museum curator has provoked outrage by sharing expert advice on how to dissolve bronze statues using corrosive chemicals in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests.   Madeline Odent, curator of Royston Museum in Hertfordshire, sent a series of tweets last night to her 5,164 followers, which were then shared thousands of times.  … Read more

Now 130 Labour councils draw up hit-list of statues with colonial ties

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Labour councils are bending to the demands of Black Lives Matter protesters by drawing up a list of controversial statues in their communities which could be ripped down. Dozens of memorials honouring colonial figures have been targeted for removal by activists, who yesterday crossed another name off their nationwide hit-list. The monument of 18th Century … Read more

Fears of violence as far-Right thugs outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend 

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Fears of violence as far-Right thugs outline plans to ‘defend’ statues in London this weekend Fears far-Right thugs may head to London to take on anti-racism protesters  Ex-English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson, called police ‘soft-handed’ Several football ‘firms’ planning further demonstrations ‘prepared to use force’ By Rebecca Camber and Mario Ledwith and Jim Norton … Read more

130 councils across Britain are to launch review of statues linked to slave trade

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A review of statues linked to colonialism and the slave trade was announced by town halls last night. All 130 Labour councils said they would examine the ‘appropriateness’ of the monuments in the wake of the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol. London Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday announced his own review, which will include … Read more

Racists or heroes? Black Lives Matter want to topple statues of famous Britons due to slavery links

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Black Lives Matter activists are calling for the removal of 60 statues of slave owners and racists across Britain. Top of their target list is the statue of Cecil Rhodes and petitions also exist to remove the statue of slave-trading West India Docks founder Robert Milligan, and the statue of former Home Secretary Henry Dundas … Read more

BLM: Sadiq Khan calls for removal of slave trader statues

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Sadiq Khan today called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital as he promised to personally ‘review and improve’ the diversity of the capital’s landmarks and Black Lives Matter protesters targeted the destruction of at least 30 monuments across the UK starting with one of Cecil Rhodes in Oxford tonight.  The Mayor … Read more

Sadiq Khan calls for London’s slave trader statues to be removed as he orders landmarks review

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Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more

Mesmerising images by Amos Chapple of Prague’s fascinating rooftop statues and sculptures

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Prague has lots to offer at street-level – and plenty, it turns out, to fascinate a bit higher up. Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of the city’s (mostly) rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque. He’s a New Zealander, … Read more

Fifteen statues and sculptures around the world that it’s said will bring good fortune if touched

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They say fortune favours the bold. But they also say that fortune favours anyone who touches any of these statues and sculptures, from Dalida’s breasts to Lincoln’s nose.    Kiskiralylany aka The Little Princess, Budapest, Hungary Kiskiralylany, aka The Little Princess, sits on the railings by the tramlines near the Széchenyi Chain Bridge in Budapest The … Read more